Blocked access Heavy gate Principles affected Force Motions Related pages Material handling Conveyors Slides Background Conveyors and slides are effective, but tend to block access to […]
Manually lifting a heavy load Inexpensive steel plate used to slide the load between machines Principles affected Force Motions Related pages Material handling Conveyors Conveyor gates […]
Principles affected Force Motions Related pages Material handling Slides Conveyor gates Carts Workstations Parts handling Background Conveyors are often taken for granted and may not even […]
Bending down to pallets and into containers Principles affected Posture Force Reach Height Related pages Material handling Hoists Carts Tilters Containers Pallets Lifter-transporters Background Bending down […]
High reach Low bend Principles affected Posture Reach Height Clearance Related pages Material Handling Lifts Carts Air casters Wheels Slides Hoistes Workstations Work area storage Work […]
Stopping work to peel a label Housekeeping Principles affected Force Motions Related pages Workstations Packing stations Background Peeling from rolls of labels can: require stopping productive […]
Wasted effort: Box at same level as materials Wasted effort: Materials lower than bags Principles affected Force Height Motions Related pages Workstations Label/tape dispensers Stretch wrap […]
Work is often performed directly on conveyors Principles affected All Related pages All Background Conveyors can serve as the foundation for a workstation equivalent to a […]